Um, Russel Wilson is incredible. He probably IS the best player in the league. Ok, you can argue that perhaps Mahomes is better...or not.
But c'mon, have some objectivity.
I'm a long-time Rams fan from back in the late 1960's and even I can see it.
Well, we are both fans since the 60's and are fairly equal in fanhood, so we'll leave that aside.
The truth is is that we hate him as a rival because he has beaten Rams and IS good, but is he the best? I don't think so.
I look at Aaron Donald, and I see a guy who is head and shoulders above ANY DT in the NFL. Right now, if he didn't play in the NFL another game, I think the guy enters the Hall of Fame after only 5 years, much like Gayle Sayers did (7 years total, but effectively 5 years before the injury). I think AD is the best 3 Tech DT in the history of the NFL. Period.
Can you say similar things about Russell Wilson?
Is he the best QB of all time? No.
Is he even the best QB on this list? Maybe, Maybe not. He is mobile, but not as mobile as Mahomes. Both are accurate, but I think Mahomes is better on the run. Both have brought their teams back to win games. Both have won a Super Bowl as starting QB's, although you could say that Marshawn Lynch was at least as responsible as RW for that one. RW lost a second one by throwing that INT. Wilson has done it longer than Mahomes, so there is that.
Seriously, the rest are good to great players on this list. Going forward, Tom Brady should not be on this list, because he can't play at the level he has displayed all of these years, anymore. He is not currently one of the ten best The rest of the list are not head and shoulders in almost every measurable above their positional counterparts in the NFL, as Aaron Donald is against the performance of other DT's. He is a freak, a wonderful freak. Since this isn't a false measure (IMO) of "most valuable" like the MVP award has become. It's really just a quarterback award, now.
I conclude that Aaron Donald should be number one on Colin's List, but he is not listed way because Colin is an asshat RW homer. That is all.
1. Aaron Freakin Donald
2. Everyone Else